UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy'

UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy -- Applications to ClimatePolicy', Professor John Barrett, University of LeedsHeld at University College London on Tuesday 25 February 2014
While the latest and past IPCC reports have been clear on the scale of the challenge to achieve a reasonable probability of limiting temperature rise to 2 degrees, this urgency has not been translated into equitable carbon budgets for countries let alone the generation of a coherent climate change mitigation plan. Climate policy has tended to ignore the fundamental driver of emissions; Consumption. This is not helped by the fact that GHG emissions are accounting for on a territorial basis, meaning that the emissions embodied in goods and services produced outsid...

Can Carbon Pricing Reduce CO2 Emissions?

What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down global warming? We discuss these and many other questions with James Boyce of the Political Economy Research InstituteVisithttp://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate.

published: 14 May 2018

Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths

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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths [S7 E15]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:52 - Updates on on the labor strikes at Disney;
03:55 - home sales and prices drop sharply;
07:32 - Nestle’s approval to profit from privatizing water;
11:23 - UPS and FedEx profit from Trump’s attack on Amazon and lies about the USPS;
17:01 - announcements;
15:21 - US poverty far worse than in other nations;
18:19 - announcements;
19:16 - why Larry Summers’...

published: 15 Apr 2018

How the rich get richer – money in the world economy | DW Documentary

Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?
For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys savers: interest rates are close to zero.
The fiscal policies of the central banks are causing an uncontrolled global deluge of money. Experts are warning of new bubbles. In real estate, for example: it’s not just in German cities that prices are shooting up. In London, a one-bed apartment can easily cost more th...

published: 05 Jul 2017

LSE Events | The Environment And The Economy: fostering clean growth in the 21st century

Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers

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Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers [S7 E18]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:58 - Updates on the workers' strikes at the University of California;
03:23 - what Uber pays its drivers;
05:17 - the debate over privatized fire departments;
08:43 - big money buys academia;
10:31 - unionization of fast-food workers;
12:...

published: 14 May 2018

Energy efficiency in emerging economies a discussion with Eric Gibbs

Energy efficiency presents major opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing economic growth in emerging economies. At this seminar Eric Gibbs, a SAIS alum and ChiefProgramOfficer at CLASP, discusses the role of efficient appliances in improving energy access and meeting climate mitigation goals. He will also introduce the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, which aims to significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of air-conditioning and other cooling technologies. He will tell about CLASP’s work in this area and opportunities for SAIS students to engage. The discussion will be moderated by Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin AbdulazizProfessor of Energy, Resources and Environment and the Founding Direct of ISEP.
About the Speaker:
As Chief Pro...

published: 19 Apr 2018

The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy

The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.
A Third Industrial Revolution is unfolding with the convergence of three pivotal technologies: an ultra-fast 5G communication internet, a renewable energy internet, and a driverless mobility internet, all connected to the Internet of Things embedded across society and the environment.
This 21st century smart digital infrastructure is giving rise to a radical new sharing economy that is transforming the way we manage, power and m...

Nikola Vs Tesla: One Name, Two Trucks, Zero Emissions, Big Demand.

According to the Wall Street Journal* with the economy humming, retailers and manufacturers are looking to hire thousands more trucks to haul all type of goods. The problem: trucking companies can’t add capacity fast enough and there are not enough drivers. The Nikola One and Tesla Semi, named after the same legendary inventor, might help to attract more drivers in the future. Here is how the two trucks compare in key points like acceleration, safety, range, driving experience, economics and more, as presented by their CEOs, TrevorMilton and Elon Musk.
You can view the full Nikola One unveil from last year here: https://youtu.be/Ls6JZVIL5Uk
*Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up, Wall Street Journal. Jan 20,2018

Mr. Anders Nyquist currently resides in Njurunda in the northern part of Sweden close to the Arctic Circle. He has been working as an architect since 1962, as designer, planner, contractor, teacher and school-master. He has been managing director for a local architectural office with 90 employees. Since 1991, he has had his own architectural office together with my wife Ingrid and in collaboration with their daughter Karin.

published: 09 Dec 2011

Dieselgate: The VW emissions scandal | DW Documentary

The VW diesel emissions affair is the biggest scandal to hit German industry since WWII. The resulting bill for Volkswagen so far amounts to over €22 billion.
But what happens to the cars that drivers purchased on the assumption that they were acquiring an environmentally friendly product? In Europe VW is refitting those vehicles with updated software in order to reduce emissions - but is that enough?
For years VW sold diesel cars with an illegal device that turned off emissions-control systems in real-world driving conditions - while the same model passed official lab tests for harmful nitrogen oxides. After the fraudulent setup was discovered by American authorities, VW was ordered to refit the vehicles to at least approximately meet regulatory limits during normal driving. The carmake...

published: 15 Aug 2017

Ethics, Engineers, and Emissions: A multifaceted look at the VW incident

published: 31 Mar 2016

Muhammad Yunus: "A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty [...]" | Talks at Google

A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and bestselling author of "Banker to the Poor," Muhammad Yunus Comes to Google to talk about his new book "A World of Three Zeroes?"
Joining him on stage is Google X Quantumagician, Jack Hidary, for a fireside chat.
Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered microcredit and social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force just as powerful as self-interest.
Is this a pipe dream? Not at all. In the last decade, thousand...

published: 07 Nov 2017

NACW 2018 - New Opportunities for Voluntary Emissions Reductions

New Opportunities for Voluntary Emissions Reductions
(Path 3: Climate Initiatives and Policy)
Action on mitigation often focuses on compliance requirements. Yet voluntary actions across the economy offer an enormous opportunity for unleashing cost-effective, creative solutions to mitigation. Many companies and organizations are seeking solid opportunities for addressing climate change but want to do so in an environmentally rigorous manner that achieves solid benefits and avoids charges of greenwashing. New programs need to come to fruition that will provide a more robust option for voluntary action, augmenting the suite of strategies available for compliance markets. These programs will allow companies and organizations to innovate in ways better aligned with their respective strategies ...

published: 15 May 2018

Economic Update: Resistance Economics

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Economic Update: Resistance Economics [S7 E13]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:59 - Updates on the economics of the NRA;
07:22 - Trump’s anti-Chinese tariffs;
15:20 - announcements;
16:54 - BMW caught emissions cheating;
18:13 - Brexit's additional lessons;
20:21 - IBM on age discrimination;
22:57 - Tennessee teachers fight and win after WV teachers strike
24:12 - and the CBO reports U.S. income inequality deepening even after the counting...

UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy -- Applications to ClimatePolicy', Professor John Barrett, University of LeedsHeld at University College London on Tuesday 25 February 2014
While the latest and past IPCC reports have been clear on the scale of the challenge to achieve a reasonable probability of limiting temperature rise to 2 degrees, this urgency has not been translated into equitable carbon budgets for countries let alone the generation of a coherent climate change mitigation plan. Climate policy has tended to ignore the fundamental driver of emissions; Consumption. This is not helped by the fact that GHG emissions are accounting for on a territorial basis, meaning that the emissions embodied in goods and services produced outside the UK are the responsibility of another country. If rapid reduction in emissions is to occur, strategies and policies addressing both the composition and absolute level of consumption must be introduced urgently.
About the speaker:
John holds a Chair in SustainabilityResearch at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), University of Leeds. His research interests include sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modelling, carbon accounting and exploring the transition to a low carbon pathway. John has been an advisor to the UK Government on the development of carbon footprint standards and continues to work with the UK Government on "Consumption-based Emissions" being responsible for providing the headline indicator for the UK. John also works closely with other government bodies such as the Committee on Climate Change currently providing advice on carbon leakage for an upcoming report. John is an accomplished public speaker having presented to GovernmentSelect Committees and regularly appearing on Radio 4 while the research is regularly covered in the broad sheet media. John has managed numerous research projects and a large research team for over 10 years. John is also a lead author for the International Panel on Climate Change, Working GroupIII.http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/energy/events/john-barrett

UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy -- Applications to ClimatePolicy', Professor John Barrett, University of LeedsHeld at University College London on Tuesday 25 February 2014
While the latest and past IPCC reports have been clear on the scale of the challenge to achieve a reasonable probability of limiting temperature rise to 2 degrees, this urgency has not been translated into equitable carbon budgets for countries let alone the generation of a coherent climate change mitigation plan. Climate policy has tended to ignore the fundamental driver of emissions; Consumption. This is not helped by the fact that GHG emissions are accounting for on a territorial basis, meaning that the emissions embodied in goods and services produced outside the UK are the responsibility of another country. If rapid reduction in emissions is to occur, strategies and policies addressing both the composition and absolute level of consumption must be introduced urgently.
About the speaker:
John holds a Chair in SustainabilityResearch at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), University of Leeds. His research interests include sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modelling, carbon accounting and exploring the transition to a low carbon pathway. John has been an advisor to the UK Government on the development of carbon footprint standards and continues to work with the UK Government on "Consumption-based Emissions" being responsible for providing the headline indicator for the UK. John also works closely with other government bodies such as the Committee on Climate Change currently providing advice on carbon leakage for an upcoming report. John is an accomplished public speaker having presented to GovernmentSelect Committees and regularly appearing on Radio 4 while the research is regularly covered in the broad sheet media. John has managed numerous research projects and a large research team for over 10 years. John is also a lead author for the International Panel on Climate Change, Working GroupIII.http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/energy/events/john-barrett

Can Carbon Pricing Reduce CO2 Emissions?

What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down glo...

What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down global warming? We discuss these and many other questions with James Boyce of the Political Economy Research InstituteVisithttp://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate.

What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down global warming? We discuss these and many other questions with James Boyce of the Political Economy Research InstituteVisithttp://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate.

Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths

This show is available at no cost to public access and non-profit community stations! Contact your local channels and let them know you would like them to add E...

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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths [S7 E15]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:52 - Updates on on the labor strikes at Disney;
03:55 - home sales and prices drop sharply;
07:32 - Nestle’s approval to profit from privatizing water;
11:23 - UPS and FedEx profit from Trump’s attack on Amazon and lies about the USPS;
17:01 - announcements;
15:21 - US poverty far worse than in other nations;
18:19 - announcements;
19:16 - why Larry Summers’ idea of taxing unhealthy goods is a bad one;
21:35 - more costs emerge in the VW emissions scandal;
23:05 - and the economic costs of sexual harassment.
28:55 - SPECIAL GUEST: Interview with journalist and comedian Julianna Forlano on 'being funny in times like these.'
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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths [S7 E15]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:52 - Updates on on the labor strikes at Disney;
03:55 - home sales and prices drop sharply;
07:32 - Nestle’s approval to profit from privatizing water;
11:23 - UPS and FedEx profit from Trump’s attack on Amazon and lies about the USPS;
17:01 - announcements;
15:21 - US poverty far worse than in other nations;
18:19 - announcements;
19:16 - why Larry Summers’ idea of taxing unhealthy goods is a bad one;
21:35 - more costs emerge in the VW emissions scandal;
23:05 - and the economic costs of sexual harassment.
28:55 - SPECIAL GUEST: Interview with journalist and comedian Julianna Forlano on 'being funny in times like these.'
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How the rich get richer – money in the world economy | DW Documentary

Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?
For y...

Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?
For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys savers: interest rates are close to zero.
The fiscal policies of the central banks are causing an uncontrolled global deluge of money. Experts are warning of new bubbles. In real estate, for example: it’s not just in German cities that prices are shooting up. In London, a one-bed apartment can easily cost more than a million Euro. More and more money is moving away from the real economy and into the speculative field. Highly complex financial bets are taking place in the global casino - gambling without checks and balances. The winners are set from the start: in Germany and around the world, the rich just get richer. ProfessorMax Otte says: "This flood of money has caused a dangerous redistribution. Those who have, get more." But with low interest rates, any money in savings accounts just melts away. Those with debts can be happy. But big companies that want to swallow up others are also happy: they can borrow cheap money for their acquisitions. Coupled with the liberalization of the financial markets, money deals have become detached from the real economy. But it’s not just the banks that need a constant source of new, cheap money today. So do states. They need it to keep a grip on their mountains of debt. It’s a kind of snowball system. What happens to our money? Is a new crisis looming? The film 'The MoneyDeluge' casts a new and surprising light on our money in these times of zero interest rates.
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Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?
For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys savers: interest rates are close to zero.
The fiscal policies of the central banks are causing an uncontrolled global deluge of money. Experts are warning of new bubbles. In real estate, for example: it’s not just in German cities that prices are shooting up. In London, a one-bed apartment can easily cost more than a million Euro. More and more money is moving away from the real economy and into the speculative field. Highly complex financial bets are taking place in the global casino - gambling without checks and balances. The winners are set from the start: in Germany and around the world, the rich just get richer. ProfessorMax Otte says: "This flood of money has caused a dangerous redistribution. Those who have, get more." But with low interest rates, any money in savings accounts just melts away. Those with debts can be happy. But big companies that want to swallow up others are also happy: they can borrow cheap money for their acquisitions. Coupled with the liberalization of the financial markets, money deals have become detached from the real economy. But it’s not just the banks that need a constant source of new, cheap money today. So do states. They need it to keep a grip on their mountains of debt. It’s a kind of snowball system. What happens to our money? Is a new crisis looming? The film 'The MoneyDeluge' casts a new and surprising light on our money in these times of zero interest rates.
_______
Exciting, powerful and informative – DW Documentary is always close to current affairs and international events. Our eclectic mix of award-winning films and reports take you straight to the heart of the story. Dive into different cultures, journey across distant lands, and discover the inner workings of modern-day life. Subscribe and explore the world around you – every day, one DW Documentary at a time.
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Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers

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Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers [S7 E18]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:58 - Updates on the workers' strikes at the University of California;
03:23 - what Uber pays its drivers;
05:17 - the debate over privatized fire departments;
08:43 - big money buys academia;
10:31 - unionization of fast-food workers;
12:53 - the link between capitalism driven loneliness and scapegoating;
19:48 - Hillary Clinton IS a pro-capitalist/anti-socialist;
22:15 - announcements;
24:10 - and why the VW CEO is not the problem, the system is.
28:28 - SPECIALTOPIC: Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on capitalism's destruction of the family and "family values."
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Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers [S7 E18]
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:58 - Updates on the workers' strikes at the University of California;
03:23 - what Uber pays its drivers;
05:17 - the debate over privatized fire departments;
08:43 - big money buys academia;
10:31 - unionization of fast-food workers;
12:53 - the link between capitalism driven loneliness and scapegoating;
19:48 - Hillary Clinton IS a pro-capitalist/anti-socialist;
22:15 - announcements;
24:10 - and why the VW CEO is not the problem, the system is.
28:28 - SPECIALTOPIC: Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on capitalism's destruction of the family and "family values."
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Energy efficiency presents major opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing economic growth in emerging economies. At this seminar Eric Gibbs, a SAIS alum and ChiefProgramOfficer at CLASP, discusses the role of efficient appliances in improving energy access and meeting climate mitigation goals. He will also introduce the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, which aims to significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of air-conditioning and other cooling technologies. He will tell about CLASP’s work in this area and opportunities for SAIS students to engage. The discussion will be moderated by Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin AbdulazizProfessor of Energy, Resources and Environment and the Founding Direct of ISEP.
About the Speaker:
As Chief Programs Officer, Eric oversees all of CLASP’s product policy and analysis as well as market development programs and projects around the world. Eric found his way into this field after living in a rural Guatemalan village for a year after he graduated from the University of New Hampshire. From there, he received a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS, spending the next 15 years working on energy infrastructure and energy access projects worldwide.

Energy efficiency presents major opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing economic growth in emerging economies. At this seminar Eric Gibbs, a SAIS alum and ChiefProgramOfficer at CLASP, discusses the role of efficient appliances in improving energy access and meeting climate mitigation goals. He will also introduce the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, which aims to significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of air-conditioning and other cooling technologies. He will tell about CLASP’s work in this area and opportunities for SAIS students to engage. The discussion will be moderated by Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin AbdulazizProfessor of Energy, Resources and Environment and the Founding Direct of ISEP.
About the Speaker:
As Chief Programs Officer, Eric oversees all of CLASP’s product policy and analysis as well as market development programs and projects around the world. Eric found his way into this field after living in a rural Guatemalan village for a year after he graduated from the University of New Hampshire. From there, he received a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS, spending the next 15 years working on energy infrastructure and energy access projects worldwide.

The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.
A Third Industrial Revolution is unfolding with the convergence of three pivotal technologies: an ultra-fast 5G communication internet, a renewable energy internet, and a driverless mobility internet, all connected to the Internet of Things embedded across society and the environment.
This 21st century smart digital infrastructure is giving rise to a radical new sharing economy that is transforming the way we manage, power and move economic life. But with climate change now ravaging the planet, it needs to happen fast. Change of this magnitude requires political will and a profound ideological shift.
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The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.
A Third Industrial Revolution is unfolding with the convergence of three pivotal technologies: an ultra-fast 5G communication internet, a renewable energy internet, and a driverless mobility internet, all connected to the Internet of Things embedded across society and the environment.
This 21st century smart digital infrastructure is giving rise to a radical new sharing economy that is transforming the way we manage, power and move economic life. But with climate change now ravaging the planet, it needs to happen fast. Change of this magnitude requires political will and a profound ideological shift.
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Nikola Vs Tesla: One Name, Two Trucks, Zero Emissions, Big Demand.

According to the Wall Street Journal* with the economy humming, retailers and manufacturers are looking to hire thousands more trucks to haul all type of goods....

According to the Wall Street Journal* with the economy humming, retailers and manufacturers are looking to hire thousands more trucks to haul all type of goods. The problem: trucking companies can’t add capacity fast enough and there are not enough drivers. The Nikola One and Tesla Semi, named after the same legendary inventor, might help to attract more drivers in the future. Here is how the two trucks compare in key points like acceleration, safety, range, driving experience, economics and more, as presented by their CEOs, TrevorMilton and Elon Musk.
You can view the full Nikola One unveil from last year here: https://youtu.be/Ls6JZVIL5Uk
*Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up, Wall Street Journal. Jan 20,2018

According to the Wall Street Journal* with the economy humming, retailers and manufacturers are looking to hire thousands more trucks to haul all type of goods. The problem: trucking companies can’t add capacity fast enough and there are not enough drivers. The Nikola One and Tesla Semi, named after the same legendary inventor, might help to attract more drivers in the future. Here is how the two trucks compare in key points like acceleration, safety, range, driving experience, economics and more, as presented by their CEOs, TrevorMilton and Elon Musk.
You can view the full Nikola One unveil from last year here: https://youtu.be/Ls6JZVIL5Uk
*Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up, Wall Street Journal. Jan 20,2018

Mr. Anders Nyquist currently resides in Njurunda in the northern part of Sweden close to the Arctic Circle. He has been working as an architect since 1962, as designer, planner, contractor, teacher and school-master. He has been managing director for a local architectural office with 90 employees. Since 1991, he has had his own architectural office together with my wife Ingrid and in collaboration with their daughter Karin.

Mr. Anders Nyquist currently resides in Njurunda in the northern part of Sweden close to the Arctic Circle. He has been working as an architect since 1962, as designer, planner, contractor, teacher and school-master. He has been managing director for a local architectural office with 90 employees. Since 1991, he has had his own architectural office together with my wife Ingrid and in collaboration with their daughter Karin.

Dieselgate: The VW emissions scandal | DW Documentary

The VW diesel emissions affair is the biggest scandal to hit German industry since WWII. The resulting bill for Volkswagen so far amounts to over €22 billion.
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The VW diesel emissions affair is the biggest scandal to hit German industry since WWII. The resulting bill for Volkswagen so far amounts to over €22 billion.
But what happens to the cars that drivers purchased on the assumption that they were acquiring an environmentally friendly product? In Europe VW is refitting those vehicles with updated software in order to reduce emissions - but is that enough?
For years VW sold diesel cars with an illegal device that turned off emissions-control systems in real-world driving conditions - while the same model passed official lab tests for harmful nitrogen oxides. After the fraudulent setup was discovered by American authorities, VW was ordered to refit the vehicles to at least approximately meet regulatory limits during normal driving. The carmaker has already had to buy back over 250,000 diesel cars in the US, and has since been working on technical solutions. In Germany the government has been facing a dilemma. In order for the vehicles to comply with statutory nitrogen oxide limits, the company would have to refit them with an emissions control system called "selective catalytic reduction" - at a huge financial cost estimated by some analysts to be at least €10bn. With thousands of jobs probably under threat, the government struck a deal that allowed VW to instead perform a relatively cheap software update. While the diesel-powered cars in question would then meet legal requirements, measurements carried out on "refitted" vehicles present a different picture.
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The VW diesel emissions affair is the biggest scandal to hit German industry since WWII. The resulting bill for Volkswagen so far amounts to over €22 billion.
But what happens to the cars that drivers purchased on the assumption that they were acquiring an environmentally friendly product? In Europe VW is refitting those vehicles with updated software in order to reduce emissions - but is that enough?
For years VW sold diesel cars with an illegal device that turned off emissions-control systems in real-world driving conditions - while the same model passed official lab tests for harmful nitrogen oxides. After the fraudulent setup was discovered by American authorities, VW was ordered to refit the vehicles to at least approximately meet regulatory limits during normal driving. The carmaker has already had to buy back over 250,000 diesel cars in the US, and has since been working on technical solutions. In Germany the government has been facing a dilemma. In order for the vehicles to comply with statutory nitrogen oxide limits, the company would have to refit them with an emissions control system called "selective catalytic reduction" - at a huge financial cost estimated by some analysts to be at least €10bn. With thousands of jobs probably under threat, the government struck a deal that allowed VW to instead perform a relatively cheap software update. While the diesel-powered cars in question would then meet legal requirements, measurements carried out on "refitted" vehicles present a different picture.
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A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and bestselling author of "Banker to the Poor," Muhammad Yunus Comes to Google to talk about his new book "A World of Three Zeroes?"
Joining him on stage is Google X Quantumagician, Jack Hidary, for a fireside chat.
Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered microcredit and social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force just as powerful as self-interest.
Is this a pipe dream? Not at all. In the last decade, thousands of people and organizations have already embraced Yunus's vision of a new form of capitalism, launching innovative social businesses designed to serve human needs rather than accumulate wealth. They are bringing solar energy to millions of homes in Bangladesh; turning thousands of unemployed young people into entrepreneurs through equity investments; financing female-owned businesses in cities across the United States; bringing mobility, shelter, and other services to the rural poor in France; and creating a global support network to help young entrepreneurs launch their start-ups.
In A World of Three Zeros, Yunus describes the new civilization emerging from the economic experiments his work has helped to inspire. He explains how global companies like McCain, Renault, Essilor, and Danone got involved with this new economic model through their own social action groups, describes the ingenious new financial tools now funding social businesses, and sketches the legal and regulatory changes needed to jumpstart the next wave of socially driven innovations. And he invites young people, business and political leaders, and ordinary citizens to join the movement and help create the better world we all dream of.
Get the book here: https://goo.gl/FnYUVj
Moderated by Jack Hidary.

A winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and bestselling author of "Banker to the Poor," Muhammad Yunus Comes to Google to talk about his new book "A World of Three Zeroes?"
Joining him on stage is Google X Quantumagician, Jack Hidary, for a fireside chat.
Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered microcredit and social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force just as powerful as self-interest.
Is this a pipe dream? Not at all. In the last decade, thousands of people and organizations have already embraced Yunus's vision of a new form of capitalism, launching innovative social businesses designed to serve human needs rather than accumulate wealth. They are bringing solar energy to millions of homes in Bangladesh; turning thousands of unemployed young people into entrepreneurs through equity investments; financing female-owned businesses in cities across the United States; bringing mobility, shelter, and other services to the rural poor in France; and creating a global support network to help young entrepreneurs launch their start-ups.
In A World of Three Zeros, Yunus describes the new civilization emerging from the economic experiments his work has helped to inspire. He explains how global companies like McCain, Renault, Essilor, and Danone got involved with this new economic model through their own social action groups, describes the ingenious new financial tools now funding social businesses, and sketches the legal and regulatory changes needed to jumpstart the next wave of socially driven innovations. And he invites young people, business and political leaders, and ordinary citizens to join the movement and help create the better world we all dream of.
Get the book here: https://goo.gl/FnYUVj
Moderated by Jack Hidary.

New Opportunities for Voluntary Emissions Reductions
(Path 3: Climate Initiatives and Policy)
Action on mitigation often focuses on compliance requirements. Yet voluntary actions across the economy offer an enormous opportunity for unleashing cost-effective, creative solutions to mitigation. Many companies and organizations are seeking solid opportunities for addressing climate change but want to do so in an environmentally rigorous manner that achieves solid benefits and avoids charges of greenwashing. New programs need to come to fruition that will provide a more robust option for voluntary action, augmenting the suite of strategies available for compliance markets. These programs will allow companies and organizations to innovate in ways better aligned with their respective strategies and stakeholder preferences.
Robert Z. Lee (moderator)
Program Director, Climate ActionReserve
Ken Newcombe
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, C-Quest CapitalHenry Hilken
Director of Planning and Climate Protection, Bay AreaAir QualityManagementDistrictJonathan Parfrey
Executive Director, Climate Resolve

New Opportunities for Voluntary Emissions Reductions
(Path 3: Climate Initiatives and Policy)
Action on mitigation often focuses on compliance requirements. Yet voluntary actions across the economy offer an enormous opportunity for unleashing cost-effective, creative solutions to mitigation. Many companies and organizations are seeking solid opportunities for addressing climate change but want to do so in an environmentally rigorous manner that achieves solid benefits and avoids charges of greenwashing. New programs need to come to fruition that will provide a more robust option for voluntary action, augmenting the suite of strategies available for compliance markets. These programs will allow companies and organizations to innovate in ways better aligned with their respective strategies and stakeholder preferences.
Robert Z. Lee (moderator)
Program Director, Climate ActionReserve
Ken Newcombe
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, C-Quest CapitalHenry Hilken
Director of Planning and Climate Protection, Bay AreaAir QualityManagementDistrictJonathan Parfrey
Executive Director, Climate Resolve

Economic Update: Resistance Economics

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20:21 - IBM on age discrimination;
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The legislation will commit to net-zero carbon emissions when there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate the target date is credible and achievable ... "Our Climate Change Bill sets out our commitment to reduce emissions by 100% with ambitious interim targets which ......

Scotland is to legislate for tougher action on climate change, with ministers proposing new laws that would require emissions to be cut by 90% by 2050. At the moment the commitment is to reduce emissions by 80% by that date, a move hailed as world-leading when it was first introduced ...Edinburgh could ‘ban vehicles' in low emission zone....

Scotland is to legislate for tougher action on climate change, with ministers proposing new laws that would require emissions to be cut by 90% by 2050. At the moment the commitment is to reduce emissions by 80% by that date, a move hailed as world-leading when it was first introduced ... Scotland is to set a new target to cut emissions by 90% by 2050....

UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy'

UCL-Energy seminar: 'Relationship between materials, energy, emissions and the economy -- Applications to ClimatePolicy', Professor John Barrett, University of LeedsHeld at University College London on Tuesday 25 February 2014
While the latest and past IPCC reports have been clear on the scale of the challenge to achieve a reasonable probability of limiting temperature rise to 2 degrees, this urgency has not been translated into equitable carbon budgets for countries let alone the generation of a coherent climate change mitigation plan. Climate policy has tended to ignore the fundamental driver of emissions; Consumption. This is not helped by the fact that GHG emissions are accounting for on a territorial basis, meaning that the emissions embodied in goods and services produced outside the UK are the responsibility of another country. If rapid reduction in emissions is to occur, strategies and policies addressing both the composition and absolute level of consumption must be introduced urgently.
About the speaker:
John holds a Chair in SustainabilityResearch at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), University of Leeds. His research interests include sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modelling, carbon accounting and exploring the transition to a low carbon pathway. John has been an advisor to the UK Government on the development of carbon footprint standards and continues to work with the UK Government on "Consumption-based Emissions" being responsible for providing the headline indicator for the UK. John also works closely with other government bodies such as the Committee on Climate Change currently providing advice on carbon leakage for an upcoming report. John is an accomplished public speaker having presented to GovernmentSelect Committees and regularly appearing on Radio 4 while the research is regularly covered in the broad sheet media. John has managed numerous research projects and a large research team for over 10 years. John is also a lead author for the International Panel on Climate Change, Working GroupIII.http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/energy/events/john-barrett

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Transition to a Low-Emissions Economy in Poland

Poland joined the EU in 2004, being the 5th largest EU country in terms of population. Its...

Can Carbon Pricing Reduce CO2 Emissions?

What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down global warming? We discuss these and many other questions with James Boyce of the Political Economy Research InstituteVisithttp://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate.

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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths

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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths

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Economic Update: Distorting Economic Truths [S7 E15]
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00:52 - Updates on on the labor strikes at Disney;
03:55 - home sales and prices drop sharply;
07:32 - Nestle’s approval to profit from privatizing water;
11:23 - UPS and FedEx profit from Trump’s attack on Amazon and lies about the USPS;
17:01 - announcements;
15:21 - US poverty far worse than in other nations;
18:19 - announcements;
19:16 - why Larry Summers’ idea of taxing unhealthy goods is a bad one;
21:35 - more costs emerge in the VW emissions scandal;
23:05 - and the economic costs of sexual harassment.
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How the rich get richer – money in the world economy | DW Documentary

Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?
For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys savers: interest rates are close to zero.
The fiscal policies of the central banks are causing an uncontrolled global deluge of money. Experts are warning of new bubbles. In real estate, for example: it’s not just in German cities that prices are shooting up. In London, a one-bed apartment can easily cost more than a million Euro. More and more money is moving away from the real economy and into the speculative field. Highly complex financial bets are taking place in the global casino - gambling without checks and balances. The winners are set from the start: in Germany and around the world, the rich just get richer. ProfessorMax Otte says: "This flood of money has caused a dangerous redistribution. Those who have, get more." But with low interest rates, any money in savings accounts just melts away. Those with debts can be happy. But big companies that want to swallow up others are also happy: they can borrow cheap money for their acquisitions. Coupled with the liberalization of the financial markets, money deals have become detached from the real economy. But it’s not just the banks that need a constant source of new, cheap money today. So do states. They need it to keep a grip on their mountains of debt. It’s a kind of snowball system. What happens to our money? Is a new crisis looming? The film 'The MoneyDeluge' casts a new and surprising light on our money in these times of zero interest rates.
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LSE Events | The Environment And The Economy: fostering clean growth in the 21st century

Recorded on 11 October 2017
Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister of Environment and Clima...

Economic Update: Capitalism Provokes Workers

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00:58 - Updates on the workers' strikes at the University of California;
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08:43 - big money buys academia;
10:31 - unionization of fast-food workers;
12:53 - the link between capitalism driven loneliness and scapegoating;
19:48 - Hillary Clinton IS a pro-capitalist/anti-socialist;
22:15 - announcements;
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Energy efficiency in emerging economies a discussion with Eric Gibbs

Energy efficiency presents major opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing economic growth in emerging economies. At this seminar Eric Gibbs, a SAIS alum and ChiefProgramOfficer at CLASP, discusses the role of efficient appliances in improving energy access and meeting climate mitigation goals. He will also introduce the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, which aims to significantly improve the efficiency and sustainability of air-conditioning and other cooling technologies. He will tell about CLASP’s work in this area and opportunities for SAIS students to engage. The discussion will be moderated by Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin AbdulazizProfessor of Energy, Resources and Environment and the Founding Direct of ISEP.
About the Speaker:
As Chief Programs Officer, Eric oversees all of CLASP’s product policy and analysis as well as market development programs and projects around the world. Eric found his way into this field after living in a rural Guatemalan village for a year after he graduated from the University of New Hampshire. From there, he received a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS, spending the next 15 years working on energy infrastructure and energy access projects worldwide.

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The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy

The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declinin...

The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy

The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequality, forces us to rethink our economic models. Where do we go from here? In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.
A Third Industrial Revolution is unfolding with the convergence of three pivotal technologies: an ultra-fast 5G communication internet, a renewable energy internet, and a driverless mobility internet, all connected to the Internet of Things embedded across society and the environment.
This 21st century smart digital infrastructure is giving rise to a radical new sharing economy that is transforming the way we manage, power and move economic life. But with climate change now ravaging the planet, it needs to happen fast. Change of this magnitude requires political will and a profound ideological shift.
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Nikola Vs Tesla: One Name, Two Trucks, Zero Emissions, Big Demand.

According to the Wall Street Journal* with the economy humming, retailers and manufacturers are looking to hire thousands more trucks to haul all type of goods. The problem: trucking companies can’t add capacity fast enough and there are not enough drivers. The Nikola One and Tesla Semi, named after the same legendary inventor, might help to attract more drivers in the future. Here is how the two trucks compare in key points like acceleration, safety, range, driving experience, economics and more, as presented by their CEOs, TrevorMilton and Elon Musk.
You can view the full Nikola One unveil from last year here: https://youtu.be/Ls6JZVIL5Uk
*Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up, Wall Street Journal. Jan 20,2018

Mr. Anders Nyquist currently resides in Njurunda in the northern part of Sweden close to the Arctic Circle. He has been working as an architect since 1962, as designer, planner, contractor, teacher and school-master. He has been managing director for a local architectural office with 90 employees. Since 1991, he has had his own architectural office together with my wife Ingrid and in collaboration with their daughter Karin.

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New Delhi.Share of diesel passenger vehicles (PVs) in the domestic market is expected to go below 25% post implementation of BSVI emission norms from April 2020, according to rating agency ICRA... “Moreover, given superior fuel economy of hybrid cars, hybridisation has also reduced importance of diesel models....

Currently, the EU accounts for about nine percent of global CO2emissions. Taking into account accumulated emissions since 1850, that share rises to a quarter, second only to the United States (27 percent) ... As some island nations literally sink beneath rising seas, pressure is mounting for a clear commitment to rescue climate-damaged economies and societies....